ROMAN HIGH KARAT GOLD RING WITH CARNELIAN INTAGLIO OF MINERVA

拍品描述

Ca. AD 50 - 200. A gold ring with a broad hoop of flat section tapering to the back and cut with paired diagonal notches on the shoulders. An oval bezel mount is set with a carnelian intaglio of Minerva standing on a groundline, helmeted, with spear upright and a shield at her side. For similar see: The Classical Art Research Centre, Record Number: 40001341. Size: D:17.12mm / US: 6 3/4 / UK: N; Weight: 5.8g Provenance: Private London collection; previously in a South-German private collection formed on the European art market in the 1980s and 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

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